[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Startups are cool, right? They disrupt old ways of doing things and can make a lot of money. But there's a less talked about side of the story: running a startup can really mess with...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]We recently made the difficult decision to shut down our two NFT projects, Aces and Card Sharks. As a co-creator and co-founder of these projects, it wasn’t an easy choice, and it took a lot...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]TL;DR: As a founder with 20 years of startup experience, I've seen how VC funding can be a double-edged sword. While it may seem like the key to success, it can cause you to lose...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a crypto enthusiast, it's disheartening to see the blatant attack on the industry by the US government. It's clear that there is a systematic effort to take down crypto, and it's happening right in...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]tl;dr As a fellow founder, I wanted to share some thoughts on the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Basically, SVB had specialized in providing loans and other financial services to early-stage tech startups....

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pivoting or Pausing? Out of necessity, in the fall of 2015, Laicos pivoted to a revenue model and began building software for clients. [In case you missed Part 1 & Part 2] Originally, we had intended...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Backward Into Bankruptcy As 2015 began, I scrambled to keep myself financially viable. [in case you missed part 1] I had to spend most of the money I made in the sale paying lawyers to pursue...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It was 2013 and I was elated. My company, Negri Electronics, had just done $10 million in sales in 2012, and we were poised to double that this year. I was standing on top of...